The vision of the IEB is to be a globally recognised, ethical assessment agency rooted in Africa.
The IEB’s mission is to advance quality teaching and learning through the design, delivery, 

The IEB makes every effort to ensure that our assessments are globally competitive and that our learners have access to assessments that compete at the highest level.

The IEB was registered in 1988 to replace the Joint Matriculation Board as an alternative assessment body to the provinces and various state examining boards for the Senior Certificate examination.